Locally-led Governance: the road to legitimate and effective delivery of services

Outcome 1: The Sustainable Peace-building Consortium will focus on community structures and community-based organizations in Puntland, Somaliland and Galmudug.

Outcome 2: Direct partner is the federal ministry of interior who leads the decentralisation process. Ultimate target group is the population of the Federal Member States (FMS) who will benefit from improved governance systems and service delivery provided by local district authorities. Women are especially targeted for participating in dialogue and leadership. 

1.    Promotion of sustainable peace, cohesion and civic engagement;

2.    Responsive & inclusive Local Governments with increasingly improved capacity to deliver equitable and sustainable services.

A third outcome will be developed for the Phase II covering district council formation.

The duration of this first phase is only 13 months in an attempt to a) align the Swiss contribution to the project cycle of the JPLG strategic framework (current cycle runs until 2022) and b) to develop and integrate as soon as possible activities pertaining to the formation of district councils. 

Resultados previstos:  

Outcome 1 (Road to Sustainable Peace):

-       Community peace and reconciliation processes established

-       Civic education on good governance strengthened

-       Community governance structures and local institutions built

Outcome 2 (JPLG):

-       Policies, laws and strategies for decentralization are drafted to clarify the division of functional responsibilities among central/federal, state and local governments.

-       Structures and systems for good local governance planning and programming are functioning. Local government institutes are delivering standardized curriculum on local governance. Fiscal arrangements strengthened and expanded for service delivery and local investment.

-       Local governments deliver improved services in collaboration with central/federal, state governments and non-state actors.

Communities increased representation (incl. women & marginalized groups) engage with local governments and hold them accountable for their actions.

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

Switzerland has supported JPLG during two previous phases. During this period, JPLG has empowered communities to take control of their own development, build functioning local governance institutions and hold them to account. It has seen gradual progress where: 

-       Increased number of districts are generating their own revenues especially in Puntland and Somaliland (with more than 30% of required funds for district projects) and receive more financial, technical and political support from their respective authorities.

-       With stronger policy, capacity and structured modes of funding, local governments have been able to provide quality services such as education and health care with more than 119 primary schools renovated and over 72 health facilities supported.

-       Increased accountability through improved public procurement processes with over 2’500 local government officials trained.

-       Improved public finance systems have increased efficiency in the delivery of services and ensured that they are implemented in a transparent and accountable manner, thus improving the confidence of the public in local governments.

-       JPLG’s Local Development Fund supported over 20 districts with local projects including roads, schools, health posts, markets, streets lighting as prioritized by local communities. 

Despite this success, the UN is limited in its ability to conduct grass-root governance building and peace promotion, hence Switzerland decided to complement its support to JPLG with local implementing partners. 

Outcome 1: Road to Peace Consortium

Puntland Development and Research Center (PDRC) is the contracting partner, with implementing partners including the Academy for Peace and Development and the Horn Centre (all three are local NGOs).

Outcome 2: UN Joint Programme on Local Governance

UNDP (Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office) is the contracting partner; implementing agencies include ILO, UNCDF, UNDP, UN-Habitat and UNICEF.

Fase 1 01.11.2021 - 31.12.2023   (Completed)